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Album Review

Conic Rose: Wedding

by Neil Duggan
April 9, 2026

On their second album, Wedding, Conic Rose continue to refine and expand their sound, drawing on an eclectic range of influences, including jazz, ambient, cinematic, alternative rock and electronic music. The album is named after Wedding, a vibrant, urban district of Berlin; the local techno scene also plays a part in helping the band move away from conventional genres in favor of a sound more defined by texture, atmosphere and storytelling. The environment itself plays a central role. ...

Radio & Podcasts

Walter Smith III, Paul Keller Orchestra, Javon Jackson, Bria Skonberg and more

by Benjamin Boddie
April 9, 2026

Today's Music--Right Now! Fantastic music by Walter Smith lll, Paul Keller Orchestra, Javon Jackson, Tierney Sutton & Tamir Hendelman, Jenny Klukken, Jon Gold, Bria Skonberg, Stacey Kent, Arvind Ramdas, Yelena Eckemoff, Julian Davis Reid, Sam Yahel, Jazzlab Orchestra, Lisanne Lyons, Nicole McCabe, Corcoran Holt, Jeremy Pelt, Aubrey Johnson, Steven Husted, NOLA Resistance Quintet, LehCats, Dave Slonaker Big Band, Joel Ross, Flying High, Darren Litzie, Hendrik Meurkens, Ulysses Owens Jr., The Sistering, Pat Bianchi, The Interplay Jazz Orchestra, Stephen Philip Harvey, ...

In Pictures

JAZZ I AM 2026

by Gabriele Guala
April 9, 2026

Some photos from JAZZ I AM meeting in Barcelona, at El Molino theater, from March 11 to March 13, 2026. Special thanks to Taller de Musics and Rosa Galbany. ...

Inside the Songs

Thomas Strønen Time Is A Blind Guide: Off Stillness

by Dean Nardi
April 8, 2026

During his Time Is A Blind Guide reunion with keyboardist Ayumi Tanaka, cellist Leo Svensson Sander (replacing Lucy Railton), violinist Håkon Aase and double-bassist Ole Morten Vågan on Off Stillness (ECM Records, 2025), Norwegian drummer Thomas Strønen lands in a peculiar, improvised pocket. Brushed rhythms, unusual violin counterpoints, verbose bass, pizzicato cello and fractured piano arpeggios lend this taut yet spontaneous brightness to “Memories of Paul," a driftless song powered by the quintet's alluring, polyrhythmic impulses. It is dedicated to not ...

Bailey's Bundles

Alma Mićić's Balkan Soul in the Brave New World

by C. Michael Bailey
April 8, 2026

After having released four recordings between 2004 and 2017, the Serbian-American vocalist Alma Mićić (pronounced “Mee-cheech") took the COVID-19 pandemic off in the studio, returning in 2024 contributing vocals for “Evergreen" on tenor saxophonist Eric Alexander's release Timing Is Everything (Cellar Live/La Reserve Records). Mićić's collaboration with Alexander jumpstarted the singer's return to the studio, which resulted in two new recordings, both on Venus Records: You're My Thrill (2024) and Lilac Wine--Tribute to Helen Merrill (2025). This is the definition ...

Album Review

Ellas Kapell: Ember

by Neil Duggan
April 8, 2026

Formed in 2016, Swedish quartet Ellas Kapel have been steadily evolving their identity and sound, refining their approach to arrangement with each release. Ember represents their most assertive step yet: moving away from a one-take approach to self-produce for the first time. The decision pays clear dividends, enabling them to broaden their soundscape and take genuine ownership of their music. Studio enhancements and overdubs are integrated into the fabric of the recording to build a sound that retains a distinct ...

Album Review

Vince Guaraldi: It's Arbor Day, Charlie Brown/Charlie Brown's All Stars

Read "It's Arbor Day, Charlie Brown/Charlie Brown's All Stars" reviewed by Joshua Weiner

by Joshua Weiner
April 8, 2026

The series of complete Peanuts television special soundtracks put out by Lee Mendelson Film Productions continues with a delightful disc coupling music from 1976's It's Arbor Day, Charlie Brown with seven brief cues from 1966's Charlie Brown's All Stars. Vince Guaraldi's inimitable compositions and Latin jazz piano stylings first brought Charles Schulz's comic strip world of Charlie Brown, Snoopy and the gang to animated life in 1965 with the evergreen A Charlie Brown Christmas. Apart from its crucial role in ...

In Pictures

Muku ArtActs 26

by Luciano Rossetti
April 8, 2026

A collection of photos from the ArtActs 26 in St.Johann in Tirol from March 5, 2026 to March 8, 2026 featuring Camila Nebbia, Dave Rempis, Lotte Anker, Zosha Warpeha, Georg Graewe, Lukas Konig, Biliana Voutchkova, Elisabeth Harnik, Tim Daisy, Fred Lonberg-Holm and many others. And a photo exhibition Return To Forever for the 25 years anniversary of the festival. ...

Album Review

Ulysses Owens, Jr. and Generation Y: Around the World with U

Read "Around the World with U" reviewed by Jack Bowers

by Jack Bowers
April 8, 2026

Drummer Ulysses Owens, Jr. has a keen eye and ear for talent, which is obvious from the first notes of Around the World with U, his second recording as leader of the Art Blakey-style quintet, Generation Y. When marshaling the ensemble, Owens chose his teammates with care, and they repay his confidence by producing a splendid album that pleases from start to finish. If the aspirants had to pass an exam before the hire, there could be no ...

Radio & Podcasts

Dave Solazzo and the Bridge

by Daniel Peck
April 8, 2026

Sometimes, producing an album takes work, labor, a bit of suffering and a lot of negotiation. For Central New York Based Dave Solazzo and the Bridge, the trio knew after one session that they had to hit the studio and then the road.The fruit of that chemistry produced the 2023 album Locrian Skye, and you'll hear selections from that release on this episode of the program. Featuring Dave Solazzo on piano, Matthew Vacanti on Bass and Bill D'Agostino ...